Liquid-fuel burner



W. A. TUCKER.

LIQUID FUEL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED 0:031, 1919.

Patented Jun 22, 1920.

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WILLIAM A. TUCKER, OF AUSTIN,DEXAS.

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member coin rising e rear yvallfi, and end walls lll,".tl i e rells fisin from" the an to a. suitehleheight frdfintheitr and end pol tions theieo f lelin'ing the front poi'tion of the pgmopen', end es said open portion has m nnohsti ttctt gl Inciosed hy the alls ill, ere two vapor gencrritinf: devices. One of these devices is l l extending gnltn mnlly in a curve from the Weill). At the top of the platc lll is :1 sl jlell l2 extcn ling to the wall 9, and closinglhe pace between snhl \vall end the plate ll. T 10 sh'clfiis formed witlia (lepressio n13 from yh'ch conlhiits 111i lead to the outer snrfa oeoi the plate 11, so that the oil niayflow frointhe depressionl to said outer-surface of the plate. :mtl 'runs down the seme In the plate 11 areeir openings 15, and the outer ends of these openings are surrounded by oiitsterigling flanges lieing proyii'le tl to preveht the oil whiih is running downthe ontcn surface of the plate from 'entering the openings. The pix-2e 11 1e specede short distance roin the bottom the pari by' legs l't', the letter hl'so forming lair spaces opening into the space between the plate and the Well 9.

The other vapor generating device is en incliriel plate 18 mountecl in the pan, and extending inz cury e eronnd the plztt e 11; and hej' in'g eir opeiiin s 19. The plate 18 risestoe greeter hei fit them the plate 1], and is also located wit end speeegl iron the plate ll. The plate 18 is also spaced from the hottoin pf the pen by In he fireb x of t st re is merited a coil .21 .e nnee e e e e d o ap rie122 e tenclirig intofthe slrn olie pipe of thestqve,

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w einifi '5' $1 1 1 ne W iter-Q 0n t e tside 0 te smoke pipe 23, the pipe 22 is proxgigleol veithe x alve 25 for controlling the flowf ofwat r to the coil,

To theot er end of the coil is connected a pipe passingthrough; a notch 26 in the .wall}? 'and hex' in shelf l2, sees to; is'cherge thereonto, n ,an e i'l c l sghergi r g' nozzle 27 connectedfip a rcctly in line with the air opehing the air passage tothe burner.

flanges 1 6; these theeetle g df e PliP .Qfili ount d.

legs forming air spaces wh ch open into the sjpgxce between seid plztte entl the plzite 11.

its end loceted above the pipe 28 entering said pipe 26. The pipe 28 enters the fire box of the stove through the bottom thereof, or any other convenient portion of the stove, and leads to a tank 29 containing a supply of oil, the tank being suitably elevated so that the oil may flow to the burner by gravity.

The nozzle 27 is spaced from the inner surface of the pipe 26, and its outlet end is spaced a short distance from the outlet end of said pipe.

in the pipe 28, on the outside of the stove, is a valve 30 for controllin the amount of oil flowing to the burner. o the handle of this valve, as well as the valve 25, are connected chains 31 carried by collars 32 adjustably mounted on the respective pipes in which the valves are interposed, these chains being provided for the purpose of locking the valves to prevent children and inexperienced persons from operating the same.

In operation, a small amount of oil is allowed to run into the depression in the shell 12, in which it is ignited. The flame from the burning oil quickly heats the plates ll and 18, so that when the oil is turned on again, and drops on the shelf, it will be at once vaporized as it runs down the outer surface of the plate 11, it being led thereto by the conduits 14. The water in the coil 21 will also be heated, and steam is generated, which issues from the pipe 26, and as it flows past the mouth of the nozzle 27, it produces an atomizing action, the oil issuing from the nozzle in the form of a fine spray which is mixed with the steam, and is discharged from the ipe 26 in the direction of the plate 18. hlS spray is thrown against the inner surface of the plate 18, and spreads over the same, and also drops on the plate 11, and as these plates are intensely hot, the mixture is at once vaporized, and burned. The bottom openings of the plates furnish an abundant supply of air to support combustion, the airbeing readily controlled by the damper 8. Air also passes through 'all parts of the burning mass by the way of the openingIs 15 and 19, and combustion is complete. he pipe 26 protects the nozzle 27 from the intense heat. The opening in the pipe 26 through which the oil pipe extends, Will be made large enough to admit air also into said pipe 26,

which air is mixed with the oil and steam,

and increases the combustibility of the mixture.

The several parts herein described constituting the burner are separable so that they can be readily assembled and placed in the stove, andif afuel other than oil is to be used in the stove, the burner may be re moved. The preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described rbut it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape and other structural de tails to adapt the burner to different kinds of stoves, may be resorted to, without a departure from the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A liquid fuel burner comprising a pan, a wall rising from one side of the pan, a perforated and inclined plate rising from the bottom of the pan, and extending outwardly from the wall in a curve, and formed at its upper end with a shelf extending to said wall, a fuel pipe having its outlet end located above the shelf, and a perforated plate rising from the pan, and surrounding the first mentioned plate in spaced relation therewith.

2. A liquid fuel burner comprising a pan, a wall rising from one side of the pan, a perforated and inclined plate rising from the bottom of the pan, and extending outwardly from the wall in a curve, and formed at its upper end with a shelf extending to said wall, the outer surface of the plate having outstanding flanges surrounding the perforations, a fuel pipe having its outlet end located above the shelf, and a perforated plate rising from the pan and surrounding the first mentioned plate in spaced relation therewith.

3. A liquid fuel burner comprising a pan, a wall rising from one side of the pan, a perforated and inclined plate rising from the bottom of the pan, and extending outwardly from the wall in a curve, and formed at its upper end with a shelf extending to said wall, said shelf having a depression, and con duits leading from the same to the outer surface of the plate, a fuel pipe having its outlet end located above the shelf, and a perforated plate rising from the pan and surrounding the first mentioned plate in spaced relation therewith.

4. A liquid fuel burner comprising a pan, :1 wall rising from one side of the pan, a perforated and inclined plate rising from the bottom of the pan, and extending outwardly from the wall in a curve, and formed at its upper end with a shelf extending to said wall, said plate being su ported 'on" legs, whereby it is spaced from t e pan bottom, and openings are had into the space be tween the plate and the wall, a fuel pipe having its outlet end located above the shelf, and a perforated plate rising from the pan and surrounding the first mentioned plate in spaced relation therewit 5. A liquid fuel burner comprising a pen, a wall rising from one side of the pan, a perforated and inclined plate rising from the bottom of the pan, and extending outwardly from the wall in a curve, and formed at its upper end with a shelf extending to the said wall, a fuel pipe having its outlet end located above the shelf, and a perforated plate rising from the pan and surrounding the first mentioned plate in spaced relation In testimony that I claiin the foregoing therewith, both of the aforesaid plates havas my own, I have hereto aflixed my signaing legs whereby they are spaced from the ture in the presence of two witnesses.

pan bottom, and air openings are had into WILLIAM A. TUCKER. the spaces between the plates, and between Vitnesses: the first mentioned plate and the aforesaid S. D. HEFFINGTON,

wall. EMILIE LIMBERG. 

